Just got a Note to play with for a while so I can get used to Android. I could use as much help as someone is willing to give on basically all fronts as I have been stuck with an Iphone and know nothing of Android.

It's already rooted and has Paranoid Android 2.x on it (Jelly Bean) but want that gone. Unfortunately I don't have a clue what it's been rooted with or how to find out or even what model Note it is. As much as I'd love to spend hours researching all this I just kind of need to get this up and running properly asap as it's a work phone haha. From the limited time I've been able to spend looking around I'd like to try something like Liquid Jelly Bean or whatever else is most popular. The phone is used mostly for Email, Calendar, Maps, Contacts, and Notes (that's been transferred from Iphone but that's a complete mess on its own. I usually store some of my clients data in there like network info, usernames etc so and alternative would be great). Basically business use.

Any willing to help a guy out so I can get at least enough knowledge to get a basic setup done (which includes re-rooting if necessary and getting a stable rom on there).

Sorry if some of my lingo is off :)

Cheers

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It probably has CWM which is a recovery bootloader that you can get into to do backups, restores, rom installs etc.

Try this and report back:
Boot into Recovery Mode. You can do this by pressing and holding down the Volume Up, Power, and Home buttons. When the Samsung Galaxy Note GT-N7000 logo appears, release the Power button but keep the Volume Up key and Home button pressed.

So, I'll give you a breakdown of some terms you need to know (if I am wrong someone will correct me I'm sure). I can't do a full guide right now, but I'll get you started and point you to the places I used to get up to speed in a few hours:

Odin: this is the software you run on your computer. Samsung utility to flash software to your phone. This raises the flash counter, which will alert Samsung if you return it that you flashed something. Rumour is that this can result in a voided warranty. I believe it, but don't know of refused warranty claims. You will use Odin to flash a new recovery.

Recovery: You will have to use Odin to get a new recovery on your phone. The recovery software is typically used to flash custom roms/OSes. The recovery I used back in the summer was CWM recovery (clockworkmod). I believe the new thing is or TWRP. I have not used it.

Modem/Radio: the software/firmware that gives you connectivity. Sometimes a rom includes a modem, sometimes it does not. You can sometimes mix and match various modems with different roms. You flash a modem using the recovery. The modem files are zip files.

ROM: this is the OS essentially. It is usually a zip file, that you flash using recovery.

SD Card: Android has an internal SDCard partition, which has nothing to do with the removable SD Card you install yourself. So, if you see internal SD card, then they mean the Android SDCard partition. External SD Card means a removable micro sd card. Every rom and modem I have flashed I put it on the microsd card btw.

Cache: there are two types of caches in Android...a regular cache for OS functions, etc, and a 'dalvik' cache. Dalvik cache gets full of stuff when installing programs essentially. These caches should be cleared after you flash anything. I did it three times. Your recovery software (ie. CWM) will have options for clearing cache.

APK: this is an Android installer file. Similar to a zip, .msi, self-extracting exe, etc.

So, basically IIRC, here are the steps:
1. Use Odin to flash a new recovery.
2. Use recovery to flash a rom, and possibly a modem as well.
3. Clear caches every time you flash something.
4. If you see 'fix permissions', this is done in the recovery program too.

Chris he already has a ROM on it meaning either someone has already put a recovery on the unit.

Gotcha but I was just giving him the overview of putting a rom on from scratch. If he is a noob then he might not realize that the recovery is custom as well (but you were right to point out he already has a custom one).

Yes, but be absolutely sure you have the proper rom for your device (that you have a i717 model...not the n7000 international version).

Always wipe cache and dalvik after flashing as well. Read the thread for the rom you have downloaded a few times too, as each rom might have something specific needed (ie. sometimes you need to install superuser and/or busybox yourself, etc these apps are used for root). Also, I tend to read the last 2-3 pages (at least) of a rom before I flash, to get a handle on the issues people tended to have. I avoided some serious issues with a rom this summer, where the instructions were worded badly. The mistake was caught by the XDA users, and corrected in the thread before the OP fixed it in the first post.